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Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · 1d

This #webinar is happening tomorrow at 10 AM EST! ⤵️

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · 2d

💻⚖️🌏 Register for @climatepolicyradar.bsky.social's #webinar on October 8 to join experts from the Sabin Center,
@granthamicl.bsky.social and @biicl.bsky.social as they review global climate litigation. The presentation will demonstrate the new Climate Litigation Database: buff.ly/l86RRwy

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 8d

The US became the world’s leading nation due to its science and technology, and it has now decided for a path of self-mutilation and handing world leadership over to 🇨🇳.
Why? 🙄

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 8d

As part of the budget proposal for NASA submitted earlier this year, the Trump admin proposed cancelling over 40 missions.

Agency employees have already been instructed to do the prep work for ending these programs, according to a NASA scientist.

More from @jessimckenzi.bsky.social. ⬇️

NASA missions at risk under the Trump administration

Some satellites slated for decommissioning are in the prime of life, and turning them off would be enormously wasteful, in addition to severely limiting scientists' ability to understand the planet.

thebulletin.org

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Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · 12d

⭐⭐⭐We have a special edition of the Climate Litigation Newsletter in honor of the Climate Litigation Database 2.0 Relaunch in partnership with @climatepolicyradar.bsky.social. Huge thank you to everyone who attended the launch event yesterday!
View the newsletter here: mailchi.mp/law/sabin-ce...

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Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · 14d

📗🌏⚖️Catch up on your reading on #climatelitigation by checking out the new #blog posts under the Climate Reparations Blog Series: blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang... #humanrights #climatechange #internationallaw

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Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · 22d

📰 Trump EPA’s Proposed Revocation of Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Raises Tangle of Legal Issues, by Michael B. Gerrard (@michaelgerrard.bsky.social): scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scho...

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Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · 23d

📆 ⭕ On Wednesday, September 24, join us as we welcome Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, for a lunchtime talk at Columbia Law School (@columbialawschool.bsky.social).
💡 More info: buff.ly/CDsUDP5
Register ➡️ buff.ly/9o4uHb0
#ClimateWeekNYC @michaelgerrard.bsky.social

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · Aug 27

Far-fetched undersea drone threat seems equally relevant to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

Point is, Trump agencies are concocting pretextual issues with energy infrastructure (drones, road/rail safety, whales, eagles) and applying them only to renewables, not fossils.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 27

OLLINS: But the Pentagon reviewed this wind project in 2023 & found that there were negligible national security impacts

BURGUM: In particular there's concern about radar relative to undersea drones...people with bad ulterior motives to the US would launch a swarm drone attack through wind farms

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Aug 27

As I told the NY Times, the Trump Administration's order to halt this mostly-complete offshore wind project is a flashing red light to the clean energy industry. If you have all your permits and have spent billions of dollars and they still shut you down, who will want to invest?
nyti.ms/47yLAR5

With Little Explanation, Trump Throws Wind Industry Into Chaos

www.nytimes.com

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · Aug 20

Barely 7 months in and we've already documented almost 100 anti-science actions by an administration that thinks that “[r]esearch programs based on gender identity... do nothing to enhance the health of many Americans.” 🫠

climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc...

Silencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

climate.law.columbia.edu

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Aug 11

This is my podcast interview on legal issues with EPA's proposed revocation of the endangerment finding for greenhouse gases.

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · Aug 8

⭐NEWS⭐ #SabinCenter Faculty Director Michael Gerrard joins #ColumbiaEnergyExchange podcast to discuss the future of #USClimatePolicy after the #EPA recsinds its own ablity to regulate #GHG.
Listen here 🔊https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/a-reckoning-for-core-us-climate-finding/

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Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · Jul 31

We speak with @michaelgerrard.bsky.social about the need to rename the EPA as Trump's Environmental Destruction Agency following Tuesday's announcement that they plan to eliminate the scientific consensus that underpins the gov's authority to address global warming. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Time To Rename the Environmental Protection Agency the Environmental Destruction Agency

Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

soundcloud.com

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jul 30

I was happy to talk on ABC News today about how little I think of EPA's proposal to repeal the greenhouse gas endangerment finding. abcnews.go.com/US/video/epa...

Video EPA moves to repeal scientific finding that allows climate regulation

Michael Gerrard, the founder of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, discusses the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest proposal.

abcnews.go.com

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jul 28

In high school I got into trouble playing Tom Lehrer songs on the PA system. His 1965 song "Pollution" perfectly summarized the conditions then that led to the environmental laws of the 1970s, which Trump is now trying to dismantle. Give it a listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPrA...

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jul 23

The Trump administration is doing everything it can to squelch the development, use and communication of science. He can't revoke physics or chemistry but can fire the physicists and the chemists.

Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · Jul 22

“This isn’t quite at the level of the 17th-century church’s persecution of Galileo for saying the Earth goes around the Sun, but it’s in a similar spirit of ideology trying to squelch science,” @michaelgerrard.bsky.social, @sabincenter.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump fossil-fuel push setting back green progress decades, critics warn

US president using ‘invented’ national energy crisis to justify expansion of coal, oil and gas, experts say

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thanks, Joshua. We're very excited about our expanded initiative to draft model laws that states can use to fight climate change. Here is how the Washington Post covered it: wapo.st/3IqUR34

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thanks, Alessandro. Here is a link to the article: bit.ly/4ln1BNT

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Model Climate Laws Initiative, a joint project of Columbia Law School's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Advocates NY, evolved from our Model Laws for Deep Decarbonization in the US project, and will draft even more state-level model laws. lpdd.org

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jul 2

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is pleased to team with Environmental Advocates NY to expand our work in drafting model laws for state action on climate change. State laws are more important than ever in view of federal retrenchment.

Environmental Advocates NY @greenwatchdogny.bsky.social · Jul 2

BIG NEWS FOR CLIMATE LAW: EANY is partnering with Columbia’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law to launch the “Model Climate Laws Initiative” across the U.S., to give state governments new legal tools to cut greenhouse gas emissions and protect progress.

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jul 2

As our new report documents in a 50-state survey, local opposition has become a significant obstacle to the construction of wind and solar energy facilities. Ordinances, litigation, protests, and other tactics are getting in the way. The report has the numbers.

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · Jul 1

📉 🔋The #SabinCenter published a new report, which finds that local laws & lawsuits targeting #renewables is becoming more prevalent in the US.
Press release ➡️ buff.ly/Bz63zJJ
Full Report ➡️ buff.ly/JWL77KK

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jun 17

And many of Trump's attacks on climate science may violate federal laws. bit.ly/4jkZatu

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jun 17

The SabinCenter’s new analysis of the boom in climate change litigation in Brazil.

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · Jun 17

Brazil is the 3rd most active country for climate litigation—with 135+ cases, mostly since 2020. In new blog post, the #SabinCenter explores this surge & highlights new book Brazil and Climate Justice: Pioneering Litigation for a Global Cause #ClimateLitigation blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...

New Book on Brazil and Climate Justice Explores the Frontiers of Climate Litigation in the Global South - Climate Law Blog

As of June 2025, Brazil had the third largest number of climate litigation cases of any country in the world. To date, a total of 135 climate cases have been brought in Brazil—surpassing other major…

blogs.law.columbia.edu

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jun 9

The US produced more energy in 2024 than ever before. What's the energy emergency?

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · Jun 6

Citing uncertainty in Washington, a battery cell maker is pausing work on its manufacturing plant under construction in the Pee Dee, delaying its pledge of 1,600 new jobs for South Carolinians. scdailygazette.com/2025/06/05/e... Expect much more of this if Senate doesn't restore sanity soon. 🔌💡

Electric vehicle battery company halts construction of SC manufacturing plant • SC Daily Gazette

Battery cell maker Envision Automotive Energy Supply Co. is pausing work on its manufacturing plant under construction in South Carolina.

scdailygazette.com

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jun 5

Wildfire smoke poses great health hazards, and will increase as climate change worsens. My analysis of the legal issues, "Wildfire Smoke and U.S. Law": bit.ly/45by4BE

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jun 2

Wildfires across Canada are causing smoke to spread across North America, as far as Florida. A reminder that particulates in wildfire smoke can cause short- and long-term health issues. An excellent way to protect yourself is to wear a well-fitting mask like an N95.

Map showing where smoke from Canadian wildfires will spread into the U.S. on Monday June 2nd. Smoke is predicted to spread as far south as the coastal Southeast U.S.

Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · Jun 5

As I've previously shown, the U.S. is far behind in protecting against toxic releases from chemical plants. bit.ly/3HLEIRA Trump proposal to eliminate the agency in charge of investigating these incidents will endanger even more communities.

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